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🌱 Patch AM: Fire Erupts After Car Crashes Into Cheltenham Home

Also, don't miss Warminster Symphony Orchestra Presents "An Island Get Away" Annual Pops Gala and Fundraiser on the Abington Patch…

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In today's newsletter:

  • Abington firefighters assist in dramatic Cheltenham house fire and rescue
  • New Year’s first baby arrives at Jefferson Abington Hospital
  • How new January state laws could affect Abington families and commuters

Also on today's calendar: Warminster Symphony Orchestra Presents "An Island Get Away" Annual Pops Gala and Fundraiser and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 34, low: 22.
  • Monday: Sun followed by clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fire Erupts After Car Crashes Into Cheltenham Home (patch.com) — Residents in and around Abington may notice increased emergency activity after La Mott Fire Company and several neighboring departments, including Abington’s, responded to an overnight car crash that sparked a house fire in Cheltenham Township. Later that morning, Abington crews again assisted in rescuing a driver from an overturned vehicle, with officials reporting no serious injuries in either incident.
   

• 1st Baby Born In 2026 Welcomed In Eastern Montco (patch.com) — Families in Abington can share in the excitement as Jefferson Abington Hospital welcomed eastern Montgomery County’s first baby of 2026, born just after 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The happy arrival highlights the hospital’s growing regional reputation, coming on the heels of a top “High Performing” national ranking for maternity care.
   

• Gov. Shapiro, now the highest-paid governor in the United States, signs 6 new bills into law as others take effect in January (glensidelocal.com) — Abington Township resident Gov. Josh Shapiro now has the highest gubernatorial salary in the country, with a state-mandated raise to $253,870. He’s also ushering in several new Pennsylvania laws this month, including rules on motorcycle headphones, school weapon notifications, no-cost breast cancer screenings, hairstyle discrimination protections, and expanded unemployment eligibility for domestic violence survivors.
   

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  • Multiple crews respond to an early morning fire after a vehicle crashed into an ‘unsafe' house in Cheltenham, vehicle rescue with entrapment performed hours later (glensidelocal.com)

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